Product Description

Jane Cumberbatch's unique approach to interior decoration is based on the timeless appeal of all things simple and natural. Pure Style focuses on the current trend toward uncluttered interiors - marked by clean outlines, crisp fabrics, and natural materials - yet also reaches beyond the bounds of interior decoration by offering a resourceful and economical way of living. This book begins with a visual encyclopedia highlighting the elements of Pure Style: color, fabric, texture, scent, furniture items, functional and decorative objects, and lighting effects. Once defined, it goes on to illustrate how to bring them all together to create your own personal interpretation on a basic look. Pure Style provides a wealth of ideas and information. Filled with trade secrets, it offers an ethos for living that promotes selectivity and minimalism, giving truth to the maxim that less is more.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1545336 in Books
• Published on: 2001-09-03
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 160 pages

From Amazon.com
"Focusing on all things simple and pure, echoing the current trend toward uncluttered interiors with clean outlines, crisp fabrics, and natural materials," designer Jane Cumberbatch's unique approach to interior design captured the imaginations of millions in 1996 with the release of her book Pure Style. Now, the essence of Cumberbatch's design ideas is brought to life in photographs and words in this classic wall calendar. From a simple dining room scene to a cozy blue-and-white bedroom, a gathering of lavender sprigs on antique lace to a kitchen in classic white, noted photographer Harry Bourne's pictures speak to the "aesthetic and the sensual of everyday life." Brief explanatory text noting the design elements accompanies the photos and completes this beautiful calendar.

Ingram
Characterized by clean outlines, crisp fabrics and natural materials for any setting, Pure Style is a veritable treasure trove of ideas and advice for paring down and dressing up. Here is a whole new ethos for living, relaxing, eating and entertaining, inherited from the basic tradition of simple Shaker design. 300 full-color photos.

About the Author
Henry Bourne has been a photographer for over ten years, specializing in interiors and portraits for magazines around the world, including The World of Interiors, Elle Decoration, Elle Decor, Vanity Fair, and GQ.

Jane Cumberbatch is a pioneer of the new down-to-earth approach to interior decoration. A leading stylist, her talents are in constant demand by companies such as Habitat, Laura Ashley, Sanderson, and Marks & Spencer. A former home editor of House & Garden, she now contributes to numerous interiors magazines, including Elle Decoration and Marie Claire. She is also the author of the companion volume Pure Style Outside.